Where does “voyelle” come from?
voyelle (French) comes from Old French voyeul, from Latin vōcālis, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
voyelle (French): vowel
Ancestry of “voyelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | voyeul | vowel |
| 2 | Latin | vōcālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | vōx | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |